Trek World Racing team rider and World Cup Downhill Champion Aaron Gwin again dominated the weekend in both the Super D and Downhill races at round 4 of the Shimano Winter Series in Fontana, Calif. In true champion form, following an untimely crash in his Super D run, Gwin still edged out a strong field of Pro racers to hang onto the win.
Gwin in a rarely seen dust ball.
The Super D continued to draw a large field of riders with the highest number of female entrants to date. Unlike the previous three rounds, a longer single run format was used instead of the two run format and was met with enthusiasm despite the additional climbing in the new course.
Aaron Gwin noted it was really hard, but made for great training. Even his trainer, the legendary John Tomac, gave the thumbs up to go for it. The Southridge USA run Winter Series has been a hot bed for Pro riders over the years to sharpen their skills and test their fitness prior to the National and World Cup events. With the addition of the popular Super D events it gives riders an additional event to test their skills.
Sunday’s Downhill podium was once again filled with riders running proven Shimano components. Downhill winner Aaron Gwin navigated the very technical Fontana course with a time of 2:01.08 which edged out his Trek World Racing teammate Neko Mulally who finished second with a time of 2:03.62. This will be the last pre-season race for the pair as they will be heading to South Africa to begin preparation for the first World Cup Downhill race of the year.
Team KHS riders Logan Binggeli and Kevin Aiello took 3rd and 4th respectively while Team Hyper’s Eric Carter once again found his way onto the podium in 5th.
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Full results here.
Source: Joe Lawwill
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